Fight Club release date

After many differing reports, the current release date for Fight Club is August 6th (telephone conversation 20th Century Fox 4/27/99). Apparently Fight Club is one of the movies in the running to have its trailer shown before Star Wars: The Phantom Menace- More info [Thanks to Jay.Gibbison for the info!] Don't forget to visit my page on Fight Club

Only in America

Info on an older project done by Edward Norton has been found by Joanne. There is a video called Only in America (shot before Primal Fear) which consists of eight short segments, five of which include Norton. This video (actually it seems to be two videos and a workbook) is apparently supposed to be used as a tool for teaching the English language. www.viney.uk.com, a website by the creators of the video, have a few pages on the Only in America video, including a trailer (clips of the segments put to music) and a page on Edward Norton describing his involvement in the project (along with a picture). Go to the website!. Okay, off topic, I stumbled into the Open Your Eyes (Abre Los Ojos) website- which is a movie from Spain. I became completely intrigued with it through the website (particularly the music)- Has anyone seen the movie?

AFI special moved

Due to the tragic events at Columbine High, the AFI special was replaced with a Nightline Town Meeting. When a new air date is announced, I will post it on the site. Entertainment Tonight will preview summer films on Friday's edition (4/23/99).

Fight Club not going to Cannes

The films that will be shown in and out of competition at the Cannes Film Festival was announced today (4/22). Fight Club will not be shown at Cannes.

AFI Salutes Hoffman

This Thursday, the American Film Institute's Salute to Dustin Hoffman (the event took place on 2/18/99) will air on the ABC network. Edward Norton was one of the speakers at the tribute- Read EN's comments. Another AFI special in which Norton participates- AFI's 100 Years... 100 stars will air in June. AFI website. Will Fight Club go to the Cannes Film Festival? Probably not, it hasn't been mentioned in any of the early articles on the film festival. However, the official list of films will be released on this Thursday and I'll let you know either way. Entertainment Tonight's website has a Summer Movie Preview which features a paragraph summary and a new picture from Fight Club- but unfortunately lists a later release date [Thanks to Joanne and buddylove for the info!]. It now lists a date of August 6. Access Hollywood's upcoming weekend edition will feature a summer movie preview [Thanks to Joanne for the info!].

Fight Club pic

Just a small update- The May issue of Movieline magazine mentions Fight Club in an article on movies to see after the Phantom Menace and includes a full page picture of Edward Norton and Helena Bonham Carter. I haven't seen the magazine yet, but I believe the pic is one that is already in the gallery Click here to see the pic!

Fight Club pushed to fall

Looks like an Edward Norton weekend- American History X just came out for video rental and Rounders will be on pay-per-view starting on Friday (4/9). Also, if you are in Blockbuster Video, one of the promo tapes that they play in the store apparently has a nice segment on Edward Norton; there is a half a page on Norton in Biopix presents: Hollywood's Hottest Hunks [Thanks to susanetler for both pieces of info!] The British version of GQ magazine has an interview with Edward Norton, mentioning him as one of their men of the month [Thanks to happy0309 for the info!]. I'm now gradually shifting to an easier-to-remember url: www.edward-norton.com. It's the same page, just a new location. Oh, most importantly about this address, don't forget the dash in the url or you won't reach the page.

Fight Club early website

Fox Movies has updated their site to include a Fight Club page with an animated gif - Fox's Fight Club Page and Dark Horizons has a script review of Fight Club with minor plot spoilers - Fight Club Script Review [Thanks to Jay.Gibbison for both pieces of info!].

EN TV segments

Check the VCR/Mag alert page for new entries. Access Hollywood will have a segment on tonight (Mon 3/29) that includes Edward Norton (related to the Oscars?) [Thanks to Joanne for the info!]. Also, I would imagine that the entertainment news programs such as Access Hollywood, Entertainment Tonight and E! News Daily will mention the upcoming project A Soldier of the Great War

A Soldier of the Great War

The smoke is clearing on A Soldier of the Great War. If you read below, there has been conflicting info as to whether Edward Norton will be producing and starring in the film or just producing. With no corrections and no news emerging, I called Endeavor, the agency which represents Edward Norton. The information that I received was that the report of his starring in the film was premature, but it most likely will happen.  A Soldier of the Great War

A Soldier of the Great War Confusion

There is already some confusion about Edward Norton's involvement in A Soldier of the Great War (which I mention right below). Contrary to my understanding of the Variety article, the Reuters' version of the article reports that Norton will produce AND star in the movie. While I wouldn't terribly mind being wrong in this case, I believe the Variety article just says that he will produce the movie. So who are you going to believe, me or Reuters? Okay, bad question. Why don't you take a look at the Variety article (and the Reuters version) and decide for yourself. Go to the article!

A Soldier of the Great War announced

Cheer up! Variety.com reports that Edward Norton has a new project in the works. He will be producing (along with Rounders screenwriters David Levien and Brian Koppelman) a film adaptation of one of his favorite novels, A Soldier of the Great War by Mark Helprin, for Miramax. Before you get too excited there is no mention of whether Norton will direct or act in the film. Read more about the project in the Variety story- Norton goes off to 'War'

AHX coming to video, AFI specials, Fight Club release date

Well, the Best Actor Oscar went to Roberto Benigni and I have received several emails from depressed fans. In response, I thought I should mention upcoming programs that include Edward Norton, so put down the Prozac and keep reading. You will be able to see his Academy award nominated performance when American History X comes to video stores on April 6. He participated in the American Film Institute's special AFI Life Achievement Award Tribute to Dustin Hoffman which will air Thursday, April 22 on ABC. Edward is included in another AFI special: he is one of 50 stars paying tribute to legendary actors and actresses in AFI's 100 Years...100 Stars special airing in June on CBS. The release date for Fight Club is slightly sooner than expected: the date announced at the ShoWest convention was July 8 (compared to July 30). Edward will star and make his directorial debut in the romantic comedy Keeping the Faith which begins production in June.

EN on SNL

Saturday Night Live hosted by Drew Barrymore (3/20/99) included a pretaped black and white parody of VH-1's Behind the Music on 70's pair "Captain and Tennille". Tennille was portrayed by Barrymore while the Captain turned out to be Edward Norton [Thanks to Joanne for the advanced warning!]. Oscar.com will cover the Academy Awards pre-show live via streaming video along with backstage interviews. Go to Oscar.com.

EN on Charlie Rose show reairs

The Late Night TV Page reports that The Charlie Rose Show will have an interview segment on Edward Norton on this Friday (3/19). This segment is a repeat of an interview from October. Other segments (repeats) that are included in the program are on Roberto Benigni and Tom Hanks. Take a look at the VCR/magazine alert page for new magazine mentions and Oscar related specials.

Academy Awards

Don't forget to check the VCR alert page for programs covering the Academy Awards. The February 1999 issue of Whites Guide to the Movies (with Cameron Diaz on the cover) has Edward Norton listed as #1 in "the most popular stars" under actors between the ages of 18-29 [Thanks to Itwusf8 for the info!]. Academy Award sponsor Serta is donating five mattresses in the name of each nominee to the charity of his or her choice.

KTF info from Jenna Elfman

The Sunday edition (3/14/99) of the Los Angeles Times has a feature on Jenna Elfman in their Calendar section. Part of the article includes how she was cast in Keeping the Faith, Edward Norton's next project (it will also be his directing debut). Read the article To find out more about the film go to my Keeping the Faith page. There are also a few snipets of an Edward Norton interview on the weekend edition of Entertainment Tonight (in two different segments related to the Oscars).

EN TV segment, ShoWest doesn't include Fight Club

E! News Weekend (3/12-3/14/99) has a very good segment on Edward Norton, with clips from American History X and Primal Fear. It also includes a clip of Edward Furlong (from ShoWest) talking about Norton's nomination and comments by Edward Norton on his reactions to his current nomination and his best supporting actor Oscar nomination for Primal Fear. E! News Weekend will repeat a few times over the weekend. Check your local listings or go to E! Online's program guide. ShoWest (the convention where studios unveil the coming year's movies to the theater owners) was held from March 8-11. The presentation by 20th Century Fox on Wednesday was primarily devoted to the debut of the second Star Wars: the Phantom Menace trailer. What does this have to do with Edward Norton? Unfortunately, this presentation didn't include any clips from Fight Club. Last years convention included clips from Rounders and American History X (from their respective studios). I was hoping to hear some reactions to a preview of Fight Club, but I guess we'll have to wait a little longer--July 30 if the release date on Movieweb is correct.

Oscar luncheon Pics

The Los Angeles Times Calendar Live site has an article and photo gallery of the Oscar Luncheon. Go to the site!. Streaming video clips from the Oscar luncheon have been posted on the Oscar.com site.

Oscar luncheon

The Oscar luncheon was held Monday (3/8/99) at the Beverly Hilton Hotel and it was broadcast live via streaming video on Oscar.com. Video clips from the luncheon will be available soon on the site. Don't get too excited, Edward Norton was not one of the nominees that was interviewed in the press room before the luncheon. Oscar.com just put up video clips for the nominees of the major categories-- the one for Edward Norton is the American History X trailer, not a specific scene from the movie.

EN Oscar TV segments

Check the VCR/Magazine alert page for a bunch of Edward Norton and Academy Award related items.

Oscar luncheon streaming video

Oscar.com will broadcast the Oscar nominee luncheon live by streaming video on Monday March 8. Coverage will begin at 11:15 AM Pacific time with live interviews before the luncheon and during the luncheon, the presentation of certificates of nominations and the "class picture" of the nominees in attendance will be included.

More on KTF,  Oscar coverage

The Hollywood Reporter's listing for Keeping the Faith has changed to include the following information: shooting will start in June, filming will take place in New York, and negotiations with Jenna Elfman seem to have been finalized since she is in the cast listing with Edward Norton and Ben Stiller (in production section, 3/1/99 update). The E! Channel has is airing a special called "Invitation to the Academy Awards '99" starting Friday (3/5). Go to E! Online's program guide [Thanks to Joanne for the info!] There is a small pic and mention of Edward Norton in the March issue of Mademoiselle [Thanks to vhaddadi for the info!]. Visit the TV/Magazine alert page for more info on the Mademoiselle and on a mention in Allure

AFI Salute to Dustin Hoffman

Both Variety and the Hollywood Reporter covered the American Film Institute's tribute to Dustin Hoffman in their 2/22/99 editions. Both have several actors' comments on Hoffman. Variety mentions the following:

Edward Norton went off script to relate a tale of meeting the actor on the set of American Buffalo when Norton was in L.A. to test for his first film, Primal Fear. "For me it was a disastrous audition," said Norton. "He listened and asked, ‘Did they pluck the hair between your eyes to make you look prettier?’ They did! Not a good sign Hoffman replied, they did that to me on The Graduate. Norton went on to thank the honoree for paving the way for Norton’s generation of performers in his daring choices and in rising to the top on merit, not movie star looks.

To read the entire Variety story, click here! Visit the AFI home page to read more about the tribute- Dustin Hoffman: American Actor. The tribute will be broadcast later this spring. There are magazine mentions of Edward Norton- go to VCR/magazine alert. Here is another interesting mention from Entertainment Weekly (greatest television moments cover) in an Oscar column- "In Love and War":

With such a kaleidoscopic cast of contenders, even some of the nominees expressed surprise. When a New Line executive informed Edward Norton he'd been nominated for Best Actor, Norton responded, "For what?"

EN at AFI salute

E! News Weekend had a segment on Dustin Hoffman receiving a lifetime achievement award from the American Film Institute along with comments by several actors, including Edward Norton. Also mentioned in the program is the news on Jenna Elfman possibly starring in Keeping the Faith (see paragraph below for details).

 KTF casting

Variety.com (2/19/99) reports that Jenna Elfman (Dharma and Greg and the upcoming Ed-TV) may take the role of the romantic interest and childhood friend of both Edward Norton and Ben Stiller in Keeping the Faith. "Elfman may test 'Faith' on hiatus". To find out more about the movie, go to my Keeping the Faith page

Oscar coverage

This week's People magazine (2/22/99) has a section on the Academy Award Nominations (in their scoop section). There is a picture of Norton with the caption "Edward Norton (American History X) has had two nominations in three years." Don't miss those previews the next time you go to the movies- a preview for the Academy Awards will be start showing soon. There was a preview of the preview on Entertainment Tonight (2/17/99) during an interview with Gwyneth Paltrow.

Oscar coverage

E! News Daily (Monday 2/16) featured interviews with several of the Oscar nominees, including Edward Norton. This program will be repeated on Tuesday at 12 noon Pacific time. I've have more information on the Us March issue. There is a section "Good as Gold" (1999 UScars) which features full page pictures of several actors/actresses with a small bio on each as well. Edward Norton is included as Us's Best Actor. Take a look at the photo

EN receives Oscar nomination for AHX

Oscar coverage

The March issue of Us magazine (with Jenna Elfman on the cover) names Edward Norton as best actor for American History X in section called the "Uscars" [Thanks to Elsinor2be for the info!]. Go to the Us website

Kaye goes to Berlin

Director Tony Kaye made a statement at the Brandenberg Gate in Berlin (2/6/99) about American History X, which will have it's German premiere on February 12. In his own press release on the statement, he discusses the film's issues and his problems with the film's producers and the Director's Guild of America stemming from public disagreements over the final cut of the film [Thanks to Susanetler for the info!]. Click here to read the press release. For more info on Kaye's disagreements on AHX, click here

EN website

For some great articles and pictures on Edward Norton, don't forget to stop by the recently reopened Unofficial Edward Norton Website

AFI Screen Legends special

Variety.com (Just for Variety 2/5/99) reports that Edward Norton will be one of the 50 stars discussing his/her choice for legendary actor/actress. This is for the upcoming American Film Institute's (AFI) special airing in June honoring the 50 greatest American screen legends. Other actors offering their opinions are Warren Beatty, Clint Eastwood, Goldie Hawn, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Claire Danes, Gene Hackman, Jessica Lange, Morgan Freeman and Drew Barrymore. Visit the AFI's home page!

AHX at Berlin Festival

Variety.com (2/1/99) discusses the details of the upcoming Berlin Intl. Film Fest, which is held February 10-21. It also mentions that Edward Norton will be in Berlin for the German premiere of American History X on February 12 (the film is not part of the festival). In 1997, The People Vs. Larry Flynt won the Golden Bear award at this event. To find out more about the festival, go to Berlin International Film Festival home page

Fight Club info

Movieweb has just set up a page for Fight Club. It includes two intriguing pictures. Go to the page! It also mentions that Fight Club is scheduled to be released on July 30th.

RKO 281 moves ahead

Variety.com reports (DISH column 1/28/99) the lead roles for the HBO movie RKO 281, which centers on the battle between Orson Welles and William Randolph Hearst over the making of Citizen Kane. Norton was originally intended for the role of Orson Welles when this project was first announced (Variety 4/7/97). The cast will now include Liev Schreiber as Orson Welles, James Cromwell as William Randolph Hearst, and John Malkovich as screenwriter Herman Mankiewicz. Read the article. Edward Norton's next project is directing and starring in the romantic comedy Keeping the Faith

EN receives Golden Satellite

Edward Norton was awarded the Golden Satellite Awards Best Actor in a Drama for his work in American History X on Sunday (1/17/99). The Golden Satellites are determined by the International Press Academy (Hollywood Reporter 1/19/99). The Chicago Film Critics have nominated Edward Norton (American History X) for Best Actor. Other nominees in the Best Actor category- Roberto Benigni, Life Is Beautiful; Jim Carrey, The Truman Show; Tom Hanks, Saving Private Ryan; Ian McKellen, Gods and Monsters. The awards will be given out on March 1 (Hollywood Reporter 1/19/99) [NOTE: The Chicago Film Critics Best Actor award went to Ian McKellen].

Oscar possibilities

Edward Norton is one of the "20 Stars for the Year 2020" in February's Premiere magazine ("The Millennium Issue"). It also includes Norton among the potential Oscar candidates in "There's Something about Oscar" article in the same issue. A letter from Norton is included in the February issue of Us Magazine, in which he mentions the omission (on the part of Us) of Greg Hoblit (Primal Fear) among the list of directors that he would like to work with again [Thanks to HRHCary for the info!]. I've created another mail list that deals only with Edward Norton's past and upcoming projects- More info on both lists! Access Hollywood (1/16-1/17/99) listed American History X as number 9 among it's top ten movies of the year.